but recently, i read an interview with eric kaplan and read his philosophy.
a quite comforting philosophy for the atheists in a dip.
his theory says that we, humans, need a purpose in our days and in our lives. you have to know why you want things or not, often being just experiences you have.
being a atheist does not mean you do not believe in something, mayby in santaclaus or just the flower fairies, a story, a myth, something your make up yourself. why not even though you know rationally it is not a proven fact. what is truth for a philosopher; only read sophie's world by jostein gaarder and you realize how surreal the world could be and is.
philosophy in this world can be a survival skill with which you can find your intellectual and moral balance. it gives you tools.